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W. W. Norton & Company (2004), Hardcover, 416 pages
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Containing 40 stories in new translations by Tatar this celebration of the richness and dramatic power of the legendary fables also features 150 illustrations, many of them in color, by legendary painters.
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LibraryThing member slipstitch
Not as rich as the Annotated Alice, but the commentary on other versions of the tales is still interesting, and the tales themselves are excellent, of course. Many early, more violent versions rather than the sanitized edits of the later years. Also, a fine selection of the breadth of illustrator
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LibraryThing member Stbalbach
Brothers Grimm published in total about 220 tales during the 19th C, the first volume in 1812 and the last in the 1850s. This collection represents 46 of the most well known and enjoyable of the bunch - Hansel and Gretel, Cinderella, etc.. It also includes over 150 paintings and drawings as well as
My only complaint is that the annotations are not as fulfilling as I would have hoped. As a history buff I was looking forward to seeing how the Middle Ages are revealed through the stories - there are a few mentions - her analogy of folk takes as magnets which pick up the dust of history is beautiful - but Tatar focuses more on psychological aspects of the tales. In addition she will often point something out and offer no explanation, leaving the reader to guess and wonder (which I suppose also retains some element of mystery). This is not an encyclopedic work, but it is one of the most enjoyable ways to read the tales with guidance from an expert.
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annotations by scholar Maria Tatar. The translation is newly done by Tatar from the original German. It is a beautiful book - part of the Norton Annotated series - and of first rate production quality. It includes a lengthy introduction, a good biography of the Grimm brothers, extensive bibliography. Even though I know stories from Disney and elsewhere, almost 2/3rds were new to me, and the ones I knew were a little different.My only complaint is that the annotations are not as fulfilling as I would have hoped. As a history buff I was looking forward to seeing how the Middle Ages are revealed through the stories - there are a few mentions - her analogy of folk takes as magnets which pick up the dust of history is beautiful - but Tatar focuses more on psychological aspects of the tales. In addition she will often point something out and offer no explanation, leaving the reader to guess and wonder (which I suppose also retains some element of mystery). This is not an encyclopedic work, but it is one of the most enjoyable ways to read the tales with guidance from an expert.
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LibraryThing member AngelaB86
This is a fascinating book. I have plenty of books about fairy tales, but every page in this book has notes in the margins, and the introductions have excerpts from the original Brothers Grimm's stories, and show how the stories evolved from oral tellings to the stories we know today.
LibraryThing member mthelibrarian
This is a lovely volume which my 9-year-old son and I are enjoying as a read-aloud. This edition, edited by Maria Tatar, is the first volume of fairy tales that has sustained his interest.
LibraryThing member Czrbr
Book Description: W.W. NORTON & COMPANY LTD, 2004. Brand new. The 'Annotated Brothers Grimm' celebrates the richness and dramatic power of the fables. With 40 newly translated stories - including Little Red Riding Hood, Cinderella, Snow White and Rapunzel - Tatar redefines the Grimm canon. 416
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LibraryThing member StefanY
I have always been a huge fan of fantasy, fairy tales and folklore and this collection of tales certainly did not disappoint. I'm sure that part of my love for the Grimm's tales in particular comes from being raised by my German mother and interacting with her family in Germany. We always had
What made this book especially interesting to me was the analysis provided in the introductions and footnotes throughout the book. These really gave me a broader look at the meaning and history of these tales than I had ever really thought of before. I wish that I had read this earlier, as a lot of the information presented would have been very useful to me in my literature classes in my undergraduate schooling.
The tales themselves, with a few exceptions, were just as enjoyable and magical as I remembered them and there were even a few tales that I hadn't heard (or even heard of) before!
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several fairy tale books as children and my mother also incorporated scenes from fairy tales into several pieces of her artwork.What made this book especially interesting to me was the analysis provided in the introductions and footnotes throughout the book. These really gave me a broader look at the meaning and history of these tales than I had ever really thought of before. I wish that I had read this earlier, as a lot of the information presented would have been very useful to me in my literature classes in my undergraduate schooling.
The tales themselves, with a few exceptions, were just as enjoyable and magical as I remembered them and there were even a few tales that I hadn't heard (or even heard of) before!
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LibraryThing member helynrob
ever since i was a wee little tot, a copy of grimm's folk tales has, more often than not, been by my bedside. so it was a delight to find an edition that not only has informative annotations, but also, an inclusion of strange and slightly disturbing tales i had never seen before.
LibraryThing member featherbear
Pro: Stories I was unfamiliar with -- not just the "adults only" ones at the end -- beautiful illustrations, well-designed layout.
Con: translations are flat, annotations are often pedestrian and uninsightful, and sometimes just repeat matter in the introductions to the individual stories..
Con: translations are flat, annotations are often pedestrian and uninsightful, and sometimes just repeat matter in the introductions to the individual stories..
LibraryThing member EvaElisabeth
Very comprehensive but be aware there's some very dark stuff in here, not the book for you six year old.
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Awards
Locus Award (Finalist — Non-Fiction — 2005)
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Original publication date
2004
Physical description
416 p.; 10.16 inches
ISBN
9780393058482
Local notes
The Annotated Brothers Grimm celebrates the richness and dramatic power of the legendary fables with forty stories in new translations by Maria Tatar—including "Little Red Riding Hood," "Cinderella," "Snow White," and "Rapunzel," plus tales that were previously excised, including a few bawdy stories and others that were removed after the Grimms learned that parents were reading the book to their children.
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